Pennington appeared before a judge Monday afternoon. He faces two counts of murder.

After visiting family on July 3, Jones, 38, and Warner, 35, stopped at a rental property they owned in Springfield, Kentucky.

Family said they were planning to evict the tenant, Pennington, for not paying rent.

Jones and Warner have not been seen or heard from since.

"Of course, they said that a witness had come forward and had seen this man shoot them and that they were dead,” Crystal’s mother, Mary Reeve, said.

Pennington is no stranger to the law. On top of the two murder charges, Pennington has separate charges out of Meade County, Kentucky, for firearms violations and assault.

Through the heartbreak, family and friends continue their desperate search for the bodies of Jones and Warner.

"We're doing okay,” said Bryan Reeve, Crystal’s stepfather. “It’s just a big shock and you know they haven't found the bodies yet, so that's the hardest part. You know, we don't know what to do from here."

"So that we can have a proper burial for them and celebrate their life,” Mary Reeve said through tears.

Relatives are remembering the young couple they describe as active, fun and loving parents to Jones’ three sons.

"The kids came over every weekend,” Mary Reeve said. “They always did things with the kids. They'd take them to sporting events and just always doing something with them."

Inside the courtroom for Pennington’s arraignment, it was announced that he has an extensive out-of-state criminal history as well.

The families of Jones and Warner are pleading for the community's help, asking neighbors from Springfield, Kentucky, where the couple was last seen, to Georgetown, Kentucky, where the couple’s car was found abandoned on Friday, to search their properties.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-222-5555.

Pennington will remain in the Marion County Detention Center on $2 million bond.